Major Report Recommends Land Rights for Women & Men in Global Development Goals
May 30, 2013 -- Thanks in part to extensive advocacy efforts by Landesa, secure land rights for women and men features prominently in a report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The report explicitly recognizes rights to land and property as critical to achieving the goals of eradicating poverty and achieving gender equality.
New bill in India would give homesteads to millions
May 18, 2013 - The Right to Homestead Bill could help millions in India by providing homestead plots to virtually all landless rural families across the country. Landesa founder Roy Prosterman writes in the Times of India about this crucial moment to address the principal cause of rural poverty in India - landlessness.
Wall Street Journal Real Time Posts Landesa Editorial
April 19, 2013 -- An editorial stressing the importance of women's land rights in India was published by the Wall Street Journal's India Real Time blog. Sanjoy Patnaik - Landesa's state director of Odisha, India - explains how land is a priceless asset for India's women.
The Seattle Times Features Landesa in Front Page Special Reports
Landesa was featured on the front page of the The Seattle Times print ...
One of the Top 100 NGOs in the World
The Global Journal ranks Landesa as the #16 NGO in the world overall, and the #1 NGO addressing human rights.